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A -- DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM SOLICITATION POC Point of Contact, Mr. Richard Sparks, 800/363-7247 Small technology companies and research institutions are encouraged to jointly submit proposals for cooperative research and development to the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and to the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and Ballistic Missle Defense Organization (BMDO), under the Defense Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Proposals are limited to 25 pages under Phase I of this three-phase program which is designed to promote innovative solutions to the Defense Department's research and development requirements. STTR Solicitation Number 96 will be issued December 1, 1995. A wide variety of topics are listed on which we seek proposed solutions. Proposals are to be submitted to the addressees set tevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, and contractor-operatied federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) as identified by the National Science Foundation in accordance with the government-wide Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with Section 35(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. On or shortly before November 1, 1995 and until December 1, 1995, the topics in the STTR solicitation will be pre-released electronically, at the NTTC location listed above, along with topic authors or other technical experts and their telephone numbers. This pre-release will give potential applicants an opportunity to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics by telephone before the solicitation opens. Once the solicitation opens on December 1, 1995, telephone questions will no longer be accepted. (0277)

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